Dingo - Are we loosing our national dog?

[Ded Driver]

Say good buy to the Dingo in western australia

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-.../10172448?pfmredir=sm&WT.ac=infocus_kimberley

I was horrified when I read that the gov has de-listed (starting next year I think) the Dingo as a native animal.
I know a few pastoralists want them gone & shoot on site, but they have been here several thousand years & fitted into the ecology. They also help suppress numbers of true ferals like cats & foxes. Futhermore, the Dingo is going to be officially declared a pest at the same time, so it will be open season. It is unfortunate that feral (domestic) dogs are cross-breeding with them, & ive seen a couple, & maybe these should be targeted for culling. Its not too hard to identify most cross-breds
Ive done a lot of hunting, vermin control, & excess roo culling in my years but I would never shoot a Dingo unless it was a big problem.

 

[Bjay]

Not sure if hes a full blood but Must have been pretty hungry.

 

[shakergt]

Its not my photo but it was sean while out prospecting

 

[Deepseeker]

Looks like a Tassie Tiger that hasn't earned his stripes layful:

 

[Rockhunter62]

Looks like a target to me.

Cheers

Doug

 

[jethro]

Im calling dingo domestic dog cross.

 

[grubstake]

Even the scientists disagree -

How much of a dog is a dingo? New research rekindles identity debate:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-03-26/most-wild-dogs-are-dingoes-say-researchers/100014928

 

[Davent]

Dingo

 

[RM Outback]

Dingo

X2

 

[silver]

Nahh... no tent nearby

 

[Goldfreak]

Even the scientists disagree -

How much of a dog is a dingo? New research rekindles identity debate:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-03-26/most-wild-dogs-are-dingoes-say-researchers/100014928

That's because it's a type of dog from Asia. Arguing what's a dog and a dingo is like arguing what's a Blue heeler and what's a Bisenji.

 

[Wishfull]

Dingo.

 

[Manpa]

Even the scientists disagree -

How much of a dog is a dingo? New research rekindles identity debate:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-03-26/most-wild-dogs-are-dingoes-say-researchers/100014928

That's because it's a type of dog from Asia. Arguing what's a dog and a dingo is like arguing what's a Blue heeler and what's a Bisenji.

So its a bit like dingo bingo. layful:

 

[fwdoz]

 

[shakergt]

I am going with dingo only because of the area it was spotted. It was seen in an area not far out of the Esperance shire.

https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/s...how-most-wild-dogs-australia-are-pure-dingoes

 

[Adrian ss]

These are Dingo's. All dingo's are dogs but not all dogs are dingo's.

Same as all sharks are fish but not all fish are sharks.

All humans are primates but not all primates are human

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fsSZopC6FM

 

[Davent]

I am going with dingo only because of the area it was spotted. It was seen in an area not far out of the Esperance shire.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...74/1616774957_map_of_dingo_distribution_2.jpg

https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/s...how-most-wild-dogs-australia-are-pure-dingoes

That map is useless Im sorry.
We have several populations of pure dingos here in the NT, the Coburg peninsular is one with large population. Even here in Darwin there are lots of Dingo's, nearly ran over a pup very recently. They all seem pretty pure, and don't seem to interbreed with dogs.

Might have been a bit quick, its says the grey areas = no samples, not no Dingo's, so you could say 100% of the Australian land mass has some dingo populations.

 

[Mike678]

Needs somebody to go out there and get them a few samples !